Principal Investigator(s):Haan, Mary, University of Michigan; Aiello, Allison, University of Michigan; Gonzalez, Hector, University of Michigan; Hinton, Ladison , University of California-Davis; Jagust, Bill, University of California-Berkley; Miller, Josh, University of California-Davis; Moore, Kari, University of Michigan; Blythe, Lynn, University of Michigan; Mungas, Dan, University of California-Davis; Seavey, William , University of California-Davis

Summary:

The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study) project tracked the incidence of physical and cognitive impairment as well as dementia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly Latinos in the Sacramento, California, region. The SALSA project aimed to assess cognitive, physical and social functions, which include the ability to follow instructions, to perform certain movements, and to interact with others. The study explored the effects that cultural, nutritional, social and cardiovascular risk factors have on overall health and dementia, a... (more info)

The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study) project tracked the incidence of physical and cognitive impairment as well as dementia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly Latinos in the Sacramento, California, region. The SALSA project aimed to assess cognitive, physical and social functions, which include the ability to follow instructions, to perform certain movements, and to interact with others. The study explored the effects that cultural, nutritional, social and cardiovascular risk factors have on overall health and dementia, and examined the association between diabetes and functional status. Demographic information includes age given at follow-up visits, country of birth, language, religion, marital status, educational level, occupation, household income, and size of household.

For additional information about this data collection, see the
SALSA Web site.

Access Notes

One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions
; consult the
restrictions note to learn more.
Additional information can also be found in the
Use Agreement.

Public and restricted versions of the data are included in this collection. Due to the sensitive nature of the restricted data, users will need to complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement before they can obtain the restricted version. These forms can be accessed on the download page associated with this dataset.

Any public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Dataset(s)

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Universe:
Begun in 1996, the study includes 1,789 Latinos, 60 years and older, for up to five years, from the Sacramento, California, region. Most are from Sacramento County; the remainder are from Woodland, Dixon, Roseville, Yuba City, and from other small towns in the valley.

Data Types:
observational data,
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Variables in multiple datasets were left blanked and, for processing purposes, were replaced with the value "BLNK" or "BLN".

Variable names longer than 12 characters were hyphenated during UNIX processing. (See "ph22760_all_namechange.txt" for the full listing of variables.)

Methodology

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: